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WEEKLY BRIEF | Vanguard’s ETF Crown, Foreign Stocks’ Lead, and Managerial Moves
Record high | Vanguard’s ETF tops the chart | Foreign stocks out to an early lead | Stock index fund manager changes | A manager change at Growth & Income
Bonds Beyond the Benchmark: Navigating Vanguard’s Specialty Bond Funds
FUNDS FOCUS – SPECIALITY BOND FUNDS | You can earn more income by venturing beyond the “total bond market.” But with higher yields come greater risks, so choose carefully.
Tariffs, Treasury ETFs and Vanguard’s Browser Blues
Tariffs on steel and aluminum | Two new Treasury ETFs launch | Try a different browser at Vanguard.com
Finding Balance with Core Bonds
FUNDS FOCUS – CORE TAXABLE BOND FUNDS | Evaluating Vanguard options for the core of your bond portfolio.
Tariff Tensions: What’s Next for Markets and Investors?
Mexican and Canadian tariffs put on hold | Salvos fired in the U.S.-China trade war | Vanguard lowers fees on nearly 90 funds
Safety Over Yield
MAILBAG | Why I’m taking a safety-first approach to the bond market.
PRIMECAP at 40: Has This Outperformer Lost Its Edge?
Celebrating 40 years at PRIMECAP while asking if it’s still a buy.
Vanguard: ”Don’t call us, we’ll …”
Vanguard has threatened to terminate accounts of investors they feel call too often. Is this any way to run an investment company?
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Hi, I’m Jeff DeMaso.
Welcome to the Independent Vanguard Adviser.
I’ve been a Vanguard investor for over a decade, co-editing the leading newsletter on Vanguard funds and ETFs. I’m a big Vanguard fan, but they are not perfect (nobody is). I’ll tell you the good and the bad when it comes to Vanguard.
Over two decades while working at a multi-billion-dollar investment firm, I held titles of intern to CIO (and everything in between). I’ve seen investors make avoidable mistakes time and time again. I aim to share the investment insights and advice I want my family and friends to have so that you can make meaningful investments for yours.
When investing, I believe in simplicity, diversification and spending time in the market. A simple promise: My family and I will invest in the same funds I recommend to you!
When I’m not poring over Vanguard’s most recent prospectus, you can find me chasing my toddler around the playground or trying to avoid an injury while reliving the glory days on the soccer pitch.